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The earliest history of Zaventem goes back to the neolithic and the Roman era. From burial remains it has become clear that the area also was inhabited during the times of the Frankish Empire and the Merovingian dynasty .
- Expansion
- The Jet Age
- Jumbo Jets
In 1956 the then Minister of Transport Edward Anseele approved the construction of a new airport. Melsbroek was gradually becoming too small and would certainly not be capable of processing the large flow of tourists for the 1958 World Exhibition. The foundation works began in April 1956. Many houses had to be expropriated for the airport's expansi...
Runways and hangars were adapted to the needs of the jet age. The first Sud-Est SE.210 Caravelle (F-BHHH) landed at Melsbroek on 25 July 1956. When Sabena placed an order for Boeings B707 it was clear that the airport needed longer runways. New hangars had to accommodate the jetliners. Hangar 40 was taken into use on 10 December 1964. A free-bearin...
On 2 July 1970 the first jumbo jet landed at Zaventem. After the Pan American "Clipper Red Jacket" parked near the then south finger all but the entire airport community gathered around the aircraft. As from 1972 the RLW/RVA provided a special terminal for the growing sector of business aviation. On 25 June 1973 the Satellite was taken into useto g...
The origins of Brussels Airport at Zaventem date back to 1940, when the German occupying force claimed 600 ha (1,500 acres) of agricultural fields reserved as a back-up airfield ("Steenokkerzeel"). There the Luftwaffe established Fliegerhorst Melsbroek and constructed 3 runways in the shape of a triangle: runway 02/20, runway 07L/25R (both of ...
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The history of Brussels Airport start in World War I when the German troops build an airship hangar on a plain on the territory of Haren and Evere. After the armistice of 11 November 1918 the Belgian military started to use the airfield and the remaining infrastructure.
The history of Brussels Airport starts in 1914 with the construction of an airship hangar. Over a century later, Brussels Airport has developed into a state-of-the-art comfortable airport that connects the capital of Europe to 238 destinations around the world.
Brussels Zaventem Airport. Airport code: BRU Also known as: Brussels National Airport, Brussels International Airport, Zaventem Airport The main airport in Brussels. Located in the area of Zaventem, about 20 minutes by train from the city centre (Brussels Central Station).
At the occasion of the Brussels World Exhibition in 1958, the construction of a contemporary passenger terminal brings Zaventem into the league of the top airports in the world. On 12th December 1994, King Albert officially opens a new passenger terminal and pier B.
